Kent State Golden Flashes basketball — program history
Kent State competes in the Mid-American Conference and had its greatest basketball moment in 2002 when the Golden Flashes reached the Elite Eight. The program has produced NBA players and consistently competes for MAC titles from its campus in northeast Ohio.
The name
The Golden Flashes name was adopted in 1926, inspired by a sportswriter's description of the team's fast, flashy style of play combined with the school's blue and gold colors.
Signature moment
The 2002 NCAA Tournament run to the Elite Eight, where Kent State upset second-seeded Alabama and third-seeded Pittsburgh before falling to eventual national runner-up Indiana.
Antonio Gates, who became one of the greatest tight ends in NFL history, played basketball at Kent State and never played college football.
The Kent State Golden Flashes compete in the MAC and hold an all-time record of 1335–1296 (.507 winning percentage) across 107 recorded seasons dating back to 1913-14.
Season-by-season results
* Season vacated by the NCAA — absent from the official season table; record computed from the game log and not counted in official totals or rankings.
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